Klarinet Archive - Posting 001165.txt from 1999/11

From: "Sherry Katz" <slkatz@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Vinyl to CD?
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 02:28:24 -0500

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From: "Dr. David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Vinyl to CD?

> My audiophile red flags are up. Vinyl LPs continue to get an unfair rap.
> If you play a record on a very good table, with a good arm and a good
> cartridge, it will sound better and more lifelike than a CD. A pro
> clarinet played with a poor mouthpiece, a bad soft reed, and a bad player
> will NOT sound like a $2,000 clarinet. Does that mean the clarinet is no
> good?
>
Actually, I have transferred my records to tapes, CDs and minidiscs. Lately
I'm putting the ones I listen to a lot on minidisc. However, I agree that a
vinyl LP can sound great. But I have found over the years that if I really
love a record and listen to it a lot, then it does wear out. Most of my
records are in pristine condition because I transfer them to other media.
Records can't be thrown in your pocket or briefcase and played easily in a
variety of venues. They need to be treated carefully, turned over etc. I
copy my records in order to preserve them not because the sound of the
copies is better. I think the person who started this was interested in
copying the records in order to preserve them.

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